Woman died when she slipped from stranger's grip as he tried to save her from bridge fall

Woman died when she slipped from stranger's grip as he tried to save her from bridge fallEmma Bundy, 24, fell from a bridge on the A379 pedestrian bridge at Sandy Park, Exeter - a distressed Emma had gone to the bridge after a drunken row with her boyfriendCommentsNewsNick Irving and Benjamin Lynch News Reporter17:36, 11 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesEmma Bundy slipped and fell from a bridge(Image: Roy Riley)A young woman died when she fell from a pedestrian overbridge following a drunken row with her boyfriend at a work Christmas party.‌Emma Bundy, 24, had gone on to the safety rail on the A379 pedestrian bridge at Sandy Park in Exeter. A stranger who saw her tried to save her from falling onto the dual carriageway below.‌The incident occurred when Emma, an assistant site manager at Bovis Homes, had been at a works do at the Sandy park conference venue, the home of the Exeter Chiefs rugby club.‌An inquest heard Emma had a drunken row with her boyfriend over something a work colleague had said to her. After the argument, she ran towards the suspension bridge.View 3 ImagesEmma, 24, fell from a Good Samaritan's grip(Image: FACEBOOK)George Harris was waiting to pick up di daughter, who was working at the even, when he saw a distressed looking Emma heading to the bridge and her boyfriend Billy Fleming running after her.‌Mr Harris said Mr Fleming returned on his own and was “dismissive” when he asked if Emma was ok. He said Mr Fleming described Emma as “off her head”.Mr Harris heard Emma crying and saw her “hanging by her hands with her legs off the side”. He said Emma was “hysterical, crying and screaming” and told her to “please hang on” after he grabbed her wrists.View 3 ImagesEmma was 'beautiful, kind and popular', her brother said(Image: JUSTGIVING)‌He was Emma was “not making any sense” as he held on for two to three minutes. It was then she slipped from his grip and plunged onto the road below.She died from wounds to her chest and neck.Emma’s brother Sh...